Jaguar instructed I-Tempo house owners that it’ll unlock “as much as 8%” extra vary of their electrical automobiles by a software program replace delivered by the work with their I-Tempo-based racing collection.
After we examined the Jaguar I-Tempo earlier this 12 months, we got here out pretty impressed, however we have now some essential gripes with the automobiles concerning its effectivity and software program.
We had hope that the automaker would possibly repair a few of these points by software program updates, and positive sufficient, they’re now saying some important enhancements.
I-Tempo proprietor Malcolm Hen despatched Electrek an electronic mail he acquired from Jaguar a few “Vary Enhancement Program” for the I-Tempo.
Jaguar wrote within the electronic mail:
These software program enhancements might be offered freed from cost and can ship as much as 8% vary enchancment.
If instantly utilized to Jaguar I-Tempo’s official EPA vary of 234 miles, it might end in 252.7 miles of vary — not unhealthy for a software program replace.
Curiously, the automaker stated that the vary enhance comes, at the very least partly, from enhancements found by their work within the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY race collection.
They wrote:
Modifications to the torque distribution of the everlasting all-wheel-drive system will ship higher effectivity when driving in ECO mode, whereas refinements to thermal administration management will see the lively radiator vanes shut extra typically to reinforce aerodynamics. The battery may also run to a decrease state of cost than beforehand with out affecting drive capability, sturdiness or efficiency.
Jaguar says that past the race collection, further enhancements have been derived from real-world information evaluation:
Along with the racing-derived enhancements, evaluation of real-world information has enabled us to recalibrate the Regenerative Braking system to reap power extra effectively when the battery is in a excessive state of cost and recuperate extra power at decrease speeds. Modifications to the predictive vary calculation algorithm will ship a extra correct and constant estimate of car vary, whereas being extra reflective of a person’s driving fashion.
Moreover, Jaguar says that it has made enhancements to the consumer interface:
House owners of earlier automobiles will obtain an up to date instrument panel cluster graphics pack which is able to refresh the looks of your car’s instrument show.
Lastly, the automaker says that the replace, which must be put in on the dealership, will facilitate future over-the-air software program updates, which signifies that the subsequent time they do have software program enchancment house owners won’t need to go to the dealership with the intention to get them.
Jaguar says that they’ll ship emails and letters to house owners sooner or later.
Electrek’s Take
That is superior information.
8% doesn’t sound like rather a lot, but it surely’s going to make an excellent distinction with the I-Tempo.
It appears like they’re beginning to be extra snug with having a smaller power buffer for the battery pack — not not like what Audi just lately introduced.
Hopefully, we see extra of these and improved software program, since that was one among my largest points with the I-Tempo.
I’m glad to see extra automakers following Tesla in OTA updates.
